unquestioning

adjective

un·​ques·​tion·​ing ˌən-ˈkwes-chə-niŋ How to pronounce unquestioning (audio)
-ˈkwesh-
: not questioning : not expressing or marked by doubt or hesitation
unquestioning obedience
unquestioning loyalty
unquestioningly adverb

Examples of unquestioning in a Sentence

I am truly disturbed by her unquestioning acceptance of authority.
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To write one’s way out of the incapacitating dependence of daughterhood into autonomy means shedding the unquestioning fidelity of a child. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don. Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025 By the end of the film, the world — from government powers to common citizens — comes together with unquestioning alacrity to help build teleportation devices in an effort to save the Earth by relocating it. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 At the same time the unquestioning Free Palestine refrain that surrounds us all does not answer the simple question of why the hostages have still not all been returned? Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unquestioning

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unquestioning was in 1697

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“Unquestioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unquestioning. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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unquestioning

adjective
un·​ques·​tion·​ing ˌən-ˈkwəs-chə-niŋ How to pronounce unquestioning (audio)
-ˈkwesh-,
ˈən-
: not questioning : accepting without thinking or doubting
unquestioning obedience
unquestioningly adverb

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